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Re: Eggspensive

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Post by rpastuszak »

I don't live in the US and my procrastination muscle hasn't developed enough yet to pretend to care about this instead of wrapping up my work.

But, Bickle Knob n. Elkins, a.k.a. ♫The House of the Cheapest Egg in America♫ is such a beautiful area. Just check it on DDG images on Google. It reminds me of the mountains in southern Poland where I grew up.

I highly recommend using the map as an excuse to spend some time on virtual tourism, akin to hitting "random" on Wikipedia.

I guess I am procrastinating after all.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by giraffe_lady »

mrguyorama wrote: post #139
zeroonetwothree wrote: post #19

With the obsession over egg prices you’d think everyone is eating two dozen per day or something.

I've literally just not purchased a single egg since this started. I'll live. Turns out one can go a substantially long time without eating a very specific single food item. Companies that bulk buy eggs to put into their own products don't seem to be getting as gouged as the normal consumer, so it hasn't affected my grocery shopping much. In fact I've benefited quite a bit from this. Chicken is pretty cheap right now…

As a protein they are a unique combination of nutritious, consistent, versatile, easy to cook, and a long refrigerated shelf life.

The fact that you replaced them in your diet doesn't make them easy to replace in all diets.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by doodlesdev »

dangwhy wrote: post #135
jkestner wrote: post #99

There's a monopoly on US eggs, and like seemingly every industry right now, they're blaming externalities to cover the fact that price increases are mostly going to shareholders. https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/23/cant-make-an-omelet/#keep...

> price increases are mostly going to shareholders. I am confused. how are they going to shareholders, unless shareholders are actually selling the stock? how exactly are price increases coming to me as a shareholder.

Dividends?

Re: Eggspensive

#154

Post by ThunderSizzle »

flyingcircus3 wrote: post #114
NDizzle wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish I could go back in time about 40 years, where I had the same faith in government that you have currently. (I'm age 43 at the moment)

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> Equate others' continued faith in said government with naivety

To be fair, most people's trust/reliance in the Federal government is based out of naivity or lack of knowledge. Considering most news today is just regurgitating government press conference talking points, it's not surprising most people's knowledge stops at naivity.

Re: Eggspensive

#155

Post by guidoism »

madeofpalk wrote: post #140
brk wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A Venti (large) flavored latte is $6.15 with tax at my local store in Florida (just checked). Prices in NY are usually a bit higher. Wouldn't be surprised to see it for $7+ there. I agree it's probably not most people with $10 coffees, but given the choices in NY, if it is truly a Starbucks cup, the person is likely not going there for a basic $3 coffee (which is $3.16 with tax here, and probably $4 in NYC).

Apparently a Starbucks Venti is 20 ounces, which is massive. I understand American taste is quite different to the rest of the world, but I struggle to call a 20 fl oz drink "a normal coffee".

And that’s not even mostly coffee. It’s milk and sugar, with a little bit of coffee to flavor it.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by giantrobot »

colecut wrote: post #45
Tagbert wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A Starbucks coffee is not $10. A large, handmade dessert like a Frappuccino is $10. A basic cup of coffee is about $3. Sorry to jump on you but people frequently post complaints about Starbucks coffee being super expensive but then using the price of the most expensive item on their menu that is not a normal coffee.

My observation is that far, far less than half of people at starbucks order "normal coffee"

Even if more than half of people are ordering lattes, they're still not $10 a cup.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by matthewdgreen »

ravenstine wrote: post #22

I think there's something a bit misleading about these prices. This is reporting prices of $2.76 per dozen at a Wallmart near me. I happened to visit that store yesterday and I know damn well there were no eggs being sold at even remotely close to that low price. The Eggspensive site seems to be picking up on this dozen eggs, which happens to be not available at this or any other store in the region. They also are no…

Since this comment is at the top of the thread, I’m going to attach a quick reminder that egg prices are high due to a major outbreak of bird flu. I know that won’t keep this thread from degenerating into political rants about inflation, but maybe it will help someone move on with their day.

Re: Eggspensive

#158

Post by busterarm »

tempsy wrote: post #150
pishpash wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depends on where you are. Shows "Currently unavailable." for me. Also, +$9.95 for delivery. Who knows if Amazon is willing to deliver to you because of that and empty the store shelves instead? So again, unless you see them with your eyeballs or get them at $3.79 all in in your hands, I am not sure what this means.

I go to Whole Foods all the time, and yes their own brand of eggs really is that price. The egg inflation scare is being largely exaggerated. IMO what is different now vs a few years ago is there's a lot more high end organic pasture raised options. These are $6-$10, but that's not the price of standard conventional eggs.

Talk to people who raise chickens. Costs for everything from baby chicks to egg-laying hens have tripled pretty much country-wide.

H5N1 has hit the US and Europe extremely hard this year and there seems to be no end in sight to this current outbreak.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by bityard »

In my area, they look to be only using Walmart stores. There are so many better options around here, I never shop for groceries at Walmart unless I only need one or two things and I'm already there for something else.
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